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Hey everyone. Well as some of you might know I shot my very first deer ever in 25 years. Well last night around 6:00 I arrowed a buck. The arrow broke off inside of him, and I had a hard time locating blood. I finally found some and fallowed it for a little bit, but I think we were pushing him, so I marked the last spot of blood and we backed out of the woods and went home, hoping it would lay down and die. I think it was a good shot. The blood is a bright red. Man what do I do? I didn't get much sleep last night to say the least.I am going out this morning to look for him. I hope I can find him.........

Thanks guy's

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before you go read the thread at the top of the page titled Recovery. what to do after the shot. And good luck!

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You did the right thing of backing out. Hopefully he laid down close to last blood and he expired there.

Good luck! Do you know where the hit was?

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Guys and Gals. There is a reason these fine people post these knowledgeable threads listed above. Read them and understand that the information comes from folks who have hunted for years and years. Please go read the "Recovery" thread.

You did the right thing by backing out but you also stated you may have pushed the deer. My philosophy goes like this, If I can not see the deer drop, I will not move, make a sound etc. for a minimum of one hour. If I see the deer drop I will glass it for a minimum of 15 minutes to ensure it is down.

Think of it this way: You spend all the time preparing for the bow season, practicing, gear checkout and placement, scouting etc. Then you shoot and in my opinion waste all that prep time by not waiting to recover the animal. Please read the thread, it will serve you well !!!!!!!!

Good luck finding your deer.

Dave

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After you read it, go get your deer. Remember the man laws;) Good luck!

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What the others said. Follow these steps:

1. Read the recovery thread

2. Print out the recovery thread to take with you

3. Go follow the tips in the recovery thread

4. Find your deer

5. Take pictures (following the tips in the take good pictures thread;))

6. Post up the story, pictures, and accounts of how the stickied threads helped you and receiving showers of congratulations, praise, and most importantly avoid a sack punch

Good luck

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LMAO! Too funny, that made my day right there!

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I think the answers have already been covered! Best of luck!

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I wish you a successful, speedy recovery. ;)

I think you did MOST everything right.....but I don't know how far you followed the blood trail. I hope it's a moot point.

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X2. Those are deer hunting rules to live by.

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Good luck on a succesful recovery... hope you find him.

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Good luck!

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Holy smokes!

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Man guy's I'm sick to my stomach. I don't know what to say but sorry. I think I hit him in the brisket area. I went out for 3 hours today and went to the last point of the blood, and can't find any more after that. I read the post.............. I waited an hour, but I don't think it was enough. Anybody live in the southwest michigan area, and want a challenge? Do you guy's think a lower neck or brisket area will kill him? Man this sucks? I really try to be as ethical as possible, that's why it's taken me 25 years to kill a deer.

I do deserve a sack punch......... Don't worry I'll stand still..

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Where exactly do you remember the arrow hitting? What angle was the buck standing at when you shot? What did the buck do after you hit him?

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Broadside shot hitting brisket or lower neck sounds like a flesh wound to me. Chances are If you didn't hit an artery he'll live another day just fine.

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x2 He may be a little sore for couple days. But he should be fine in the long run. I think we can hold the sack punches on this. If you honestly feel you've done everything you can do to find this deer, there's no need to beat you up even more.

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After I shot him, he jumped and kicked like a mule. Almost like he was bucking. He was standing broadside to me. Would I get bright red blood if it was a neck or brisket shot? Thanks again guy's for not all wanting to come over and square up and kick me in the balls.

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Badass, these things happen. Have fun the rest of the season.

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You sure could get that color from there. Hey man, there's no reason for anyone on here to smack ya In the nuts!! This Is bow hunting and how It goes some times. Relax and get back out there and shoot yourself another deer If nothing comes about with this one.

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Shouldn't I have blown through him to if it was a neck or brisket shot? Sorry for all the questions guy's.

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Not necessarily. You could of caught the leg on the other side as well. Lots of things can happen. Where you think you see the arrow go Isn't always the case either. You positive It was In front of the shoulder?

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No I'm not sure. He was actually circling around to the side I hit him in.

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Did he duck the arrow and spin and that's why your arrow hit the other side? Or did he go to turn at the same time you were letting the arrow go?

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No I mean after I hit him and started to track him he was circling to the side I arrowed him on. Sorry for not being clear.

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Tough to say.

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Bright red blood sounds like a lung shot and from what I understand, when a a deer "mule kicks" that typically means he's mortally wounded and will expire. I hope you have luck finding him, either on the hoof or piled up waiting for you to pose with him for pics to be posted here!

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Good luck and sorry for the misfortune.

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I have had deer "mule-kick" several times and without exception it has been a heart shot. It would definitely be worth your time to look further. Any tracking dogs in your area? Good luck.

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Deer are tough and can recover from less then perfect hits. I actually shot one that had a broken piece of arrow inside the shoulder. I would keep after it. Also, how far from the initial impact was the last spot of blood you found? Brisket hits are tough to figure out, especially if the deer kicked like you say. Everyone on here tries as hard as possible to make clean ethical kills, but it does not always happen. If it was easy, everyone would do it and it would not be called hunting. Try to think about what you can do next time out and tweak your methods. Every moment in the woods is a learning experience.

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Well it seems you learned one of bow hunting hardest lessons. Keep at it, I really doubt there is a hunter here that has not lost a deer. Like I tell my boys "it will happen eventually, let us just try to limit that possibility". Keep practicing and gaining knowledge.

Have fun the rest of the season.


Dave

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I once heart shot a deer that sharply turned when I shot. The arrow broke in half just like yours. I found a spat of blood here and there due to no pass through and a high downward angle hit. I found her 50 yards away dead as could be.

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I shot a big buck in MD one time. I had him slightly quarted away and when I released I hit a limb. It deflected enough to stick him low in the neck. I found very very little blood over the next 100-150 yards. The truth was I didn't kill him. I looked for 3 days. I ended up finding the arrow a year later.

If you did hit him forward like that (unless you hit an artery) he's fine. But Take time to mark your trail where you have blood and then try to determine the direction of travel the buck took. Then even though you don't have blood walk that derection for a while checking for more blood. If there is even the slightest chance the hit was in the chest you owe it to the animal to look more. See if you can find someone who has experence tracking. Or better yet someone with a dog who can trail it.

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Yeah I just got back from looking again for him. I try to be ethical, and feel like crap that I made a shot like that. I'm going out in the morning to go hunting and I'm going to look again for him after I get done hunting in the morning. Who knows......